Gnos Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gnos Surname User-submission:

My own family name is Gnos, originating from Canton Uri in Switzerland. My family's origins are in Silenen (Amsteg), where we have been all living until one Generation ago. I have been told that the name Gnos comes from the german word "Genosse", which means something like comrade.

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Gnos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7851:10,4621,720
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France111:6,038,429280,838
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gnos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My own family name is Gnos, originating from Canton Uri in Switzerland. My family's origins are in Silenen (Amsteg), where we have been all living until one Generation ago. I have been told that the name Gnos comes from the german word "Genosse", which means something like comrade. It would seem that the Gnos-people originally came from another canton to Uri (maybe from Wallis, but I am not sure about this), and called each other "Gnos", companion.You can fine more information about the name Gnos here.

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Gnos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gnos Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gnos (Russian: Гнос) occurs most in Switzerland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,966th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. The last name Gnos occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gnos are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 785 people, or 1 in 10,462. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Uri, where 41 percent live, Canton of Schwyz, where 12 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent live. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Gnos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gnos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gnos last name grew 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gnos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gnos last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Gnos earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning $37,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.27% less than the national average, earning $30,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnoss8996/
Gnose8933/
Gnots8919/
Gnosh895/
Gnohs891/
Gnost891/
Nos865,603/
Gno8639/
Gnosse8021/
Gnoose8012/
Ngnose807/
Gnoiss801/
Gnosch800/
Nose7525,000/
Noss753,414/
Nosh751,666/
Ngos75878/
Gneo75534/
Neos75494/
Gnou75443/
Gnoy75401/
Gnot75388/
Gnas75361/
Nios75341/
Noos75319/
Gnus75273/
Njos75269/
Nois75249/
Gnoh75245/
Nous75218/
Nuos75203/
Ghno75156/
Nost75140/
Gnoa7573/
Nohs7564/
Nods7555/
Gnop7536/
Nots7536/
Noys7532/
Gnoß7524/
Hnos7512/
Gnoi7512/
Gnoï7510/
Gnoj758/
Nosz756/
Gnio756/
Gngo755/
Ngno755/
Kgno754/
Nyos753/
Gnno752/
Noxs752/
Nosd751/
Nosp751/
Nhos751/
Gnox751/
Gnoc751/
Ngnosse7393/
Ngnotse731/
Ginnods730/
No67357,478/
Nouss671,350/
Noush671,183/
Gniot67850/
Nhose67718/
Gnass67618/
Nosse67503/
Genno67390/
Nosce67318/
Guennous67314/
Noost67301/
Najos67294/
Nouse67263/
Gnuse67217/
Ginno67149/
Njose67141/
Nehos67124/
Noyse67110/
Noosh67106/
Noose67101/
Nosch6786/
Nouts6786/
Hnots6781/
Noise6777/
Ngoss6772/
Nayos6752/
Gnahs6746/
Notts6744/
Nnose6741/
Noots6735/
Gnias6735/
Gnott6735/
Noshe6733/
Neous6732/
Gnouh6723/
Ngous6722/
Gneus6719/
Nejos6718/
Niose6712/
Notse6711/
Neosh6710/
Hnoss6710/
Njosh679/
Noyst678/
Gnoit677/
Noods677/
Gnaas677/
Gnash676/
Noshd676/
Neios676/
Noyos676/
Noohs676/
Noish676/
Gimno675/
Nihos675/
Naios675/
Ngosh674/
Nnoos674/
Gnoot674/
Gniop673/
Notsh673/
Hgnno673/
Nuyos673/
Gngas672/
Neose672/
Nodds672/
Nijos672/
Nyosh672/
N'Gno672/
N'Gos672/
Noust672/
Noisd672/
Nyhos671/
Nyoos671/
Nieos671/
Noyss671/
Noits671/
Gnuoy671/
Nojos671/
Ghennous671/
Noios671/
Nozse671/
Ngneo671/
Ngnoi671/
Ngnou671/
Ngnousse671/
Ngnoy671/
Niðos671/
Nioas671/
Gnoce671/
Gnoch671/
Gnohy671/
Gnast671/
Gnaus671/
Gneou671/
Gniho671/
Gniod671/
Gnnas671/
Niots671/
Nodse671/
Nodst671/
Nojse671/
Nojsz671/
Ngnho671/
Gnood671/
Gnuss671/
Gnase671/
Gnhoa671/
Nohus670/
Noiss670/
Gnoid670/

Gnos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gnos in the Russian language
Гносgnos-

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